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Catastrophic High Pressure Failure

Service News Wednesday, November 28, 2012: Maximator Test LLC

Failure at 145,000 psi can be catastrophic. Consider a water jet cutting machine that can cut 6 inch steel plate at a pressure of 77,000 psi; high pressure is extremely powerful, and if not controlled or tested correctly, pressure can be deadly and destructive. It goes without saying that avoiding the cost of life is the top priority when developing a high pressure components.

Damage to surrounding equipment

When a high pressure component fails, there is often damage to surrounding equipment. Let’s consider the scuba tank again, there have been reports of the valves on top of a 3000 psi tank breaking loose and blowing the doors off a garage. If a valve under extreme high pressure of over 50,000 psi fails, damage to surrounding equipment is extensive. Not only is it expensive to replace equipment, but the down time to make repairs can shut down a plant for months.

Maximator test is committed to testing of high pressure equipment to ensure high pressure components can be pressure and pulse tested in a safe environment, avoiding the risk of life and equipment.

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